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of five or six tables close together, upon which is laid half a hol- 

 low fir tree, about two feet long, with pegs driven through it to 

 prevent its coming off. From this hangs a loop of three or four 

 ropes, in which the passenger takes his seat. It is pulled across 

 by two pieces of rotten twine, that from constantly breaking oc- 

 casions this to be a tedious mode of transporting baggage. The 

 conveyance is a pretty safe one, but greatly alarming to a novice, 

 for the J'hoola is elevated 20 feet above the stream, which runs 

 with great rapidity and a deafening noise. 



The Sutluj has a variety of names, being called Sutlooj, 

 Sutroodra, Sumudrung, Sampoo, Langa hing, Kampa, Miiksung 

 and Zung Tee, in different parts of its course. Sutroodra is the 

 most commonly used, by which name it is known from its source 

 to the plains. By the accounts of many people who have tra- 

 velled along its banks to its source, it issues from lake Rawunrud, 

 called abo Rawathud and Lanka, which was confidently said by 

 every body Lieut. Gerard saw that had been there, to communi- 

 cate with Mansurowur, although Mr. Moorcroft could not dis- 

 cover the outlet of the latter lake. The circuit of Rawunrud is 

 represented as seven days' journey, but it is most likely both lakes 

 were included. 



But we must abstain from further notice of this interesting and 

 valuable paper, as it will probably be included in the fourteenth 

 volume of the Researches now in the press. 



Mr. Wilson presented a copy of his Sanscrit and English 

 Dictionary to the Society. 



Several sculptured antiquities were received from Dr. R. Tytler, 

 and amongst them a curious black stone, with three ^male 

 figures upon it, presented by Major Thomas, of the Bengal In- 

 fantry. 



X. Intellisence and Miscellaneous Articles. 



PREVENTION OF FORGERY. 



XHE greater part of our readers must have seen in the news- 

 papers, the Petition of Mr. Tilloch to both Houses of Parlia- 

 ment, setting forth that the Plan adopted by the Governor and 

 Directors of the Bank of England for printing their new issue of 

 Notes, and ascribed by them to another person, had been by 

 him laid before the Bank so far back as the year 1797, and 

 praying to be heard by himself or counsel against the Bill then 

 before Parliament, passing into a law. 



He was refused to be heard, though he offered to produce evi- 

 dence before the House of Pccrb, that the Plan appropriated by 

 the Bank was his, and that he had never received any rrtinme- 



ration. 



